These are the Grade Level Content Expectations from the Michigan Department of Education (Science Grades 4-6). E.ST.E.03 Fossils- Fossils provide evidence about the plants and animals that lived long ago and the nature of the environment at that time. E.ST.04.31Explain how fossils provide evidence of the history of the Earth. E.ST.04.32Compare and contrast life forms found in fossils and organisms that exist E.ST.06.42Describe how fossils provide important evidence of how life and environmental conditions have changed.
Here are several Technology Standards (NETS) that students will meet by accomplishing this WebQuest: ·use technology tools and information resources to increase productivity, promote creativity, and facilitate academic learning. ·use content-specific tools (e.g., software, simulation, environmental probes, graphing calculators, exploratory environments, Web tools) to support learning and research. ·use a variety of media and formats, including telecommunications, to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences. ·collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, preparing publications, and producing other creative works using productivity tools. ·use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources. ·use technology tools to process data and report results. ·use technology resources to facilitate higher order and complex thinking skills, including problem solving, critical thinking, informed decision making, knowledge construction, and creativity.
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These are the Grade Level Content Expectations from the Michigan Department of Education (Science Grades 4-6).
E.ST.E.03 Fossils- Fossils provide evidence about the plants and animals that lived long ago and the nature of the environment at that time.
E.ST.04.31 Explain how fossils provide evidence of the history of the Earth.
E.ST.04.32 Compare and contrast life forms found in fossils and organisms that exist
E.ST.06.42 Describe how fossils provide important evidence of how life and environmental conditions have changed.
Here are several Technology Standards (NETS) that students will meet by accomplishing this WebQuest:
· use technology tools and information resources to increase productivity, promote creativity, and facilitate academic learning.
· use content-specific tools (e.g., software, simulation, environmental probes, graphing calculators, exploratory environments, Web tools) to support learning and research.
· use a variety of media and formats, including telecommunications, to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.
· collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, preparing publications, and producing other creative works using productivity tools.
· use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.
· use technology tools to process data and report results.
· use technology resources to facilitate higher order and complex thinking skills, including problem solving, critical thinking, informed decision making, knowledge construction, and creativity.